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<blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 1466491" data-attributes="member: 11146">I'm setting up an encounter that includes a sorcerer who has dominated a goblin chief and is thus running things from behind the scene at a goblin encampment.&nbsp; My question is, should the sorcerer have used dominate person, which affects one humanoid, or dominate monster, which affects one creature?&nbsp; The 3.5 entry for goblins reads &quot;humanoid (goblinoid),&quot; and I'm confused as to whether that means the goblin chief is a humanoid or a monstrous humanoid.&nbsp; I need to figure this out because it makes a big difference in what level the sorcerer is...dominate person is a sor/wiz 5 spell while dominate monster is a sor/wiz 9 spell.&nbsp; The party in question is first level.&nbsp; The sorcerer is not that invested in the goblin encampment and may choose to run if there's a direct threat from the party, but I feel that I need to know his exact spellcasting level since he may become a recurring NPC or he may end up cornered and have to fight.Also, if there is another spell that I haven't considered using that would effectively replace dominate x, I'd welcome any suggestions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CanadienneBacon, post: 1466491, member: 11146"] I'm setting up an encounter that includes a sorcerer who has [i]dominated[/i] a goblin chief and is thus running things from behind the scene at a goblin encampment. My question is, should the sorcerer have used [i]dominate person[/i], which affects one humanoid, or [i]dominate monster[/i], which affects one creature? The 3.5 entry for goblins reads "humanoid (goblinoid)," and I'm confused as to whether that means the goblin chief is a humanoid or a monstrous humanoid. I need to figure this out because it makes a big difference in what level the sorcerer is...[i]dominate person[/i] is a sor/wiz 5 spell while [i]dominate monster[/i] is a sor/wiz 9 spell. The party in question is first level. The sorcerer is not that invested in the goblin encampment and may choose to run if there's a direct threat from the party, but I feel that I need to know his exact spellcasting level since he may become a recurring NPC or he may end up cornered and have to fight. Also, if there is another spell that I haven't considered using that would effectively replace [i]dominate x[/i], I'd welcome any suggestions. [/QUOTE]

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